Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Around 91567% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.60 GHz

Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 3.60 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2048x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	84.763
PassMark - Single thread mark		2161
PassMark - CPU mark		34356
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP	Broadwell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Place in performance rating	195	114
Processor Number	E5-2696 v2	E5-2697AV4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q1'16
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB (per socket)	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		145 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)